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Laura McGann / Vox:

Study: male DC journalists reply on Twitter to other male journalists 92% of the time, retweet other men 69% of the time, and 62% of follows are other men — A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men. — Anyone that follows Beltway Twitter knows it's …

Julia Jacobo / ABC News:

ABC announces spinoff of Roseanne, with a working title of The Conners, coming this fall; Roseanne Barr will not be involved in the series — ABC has greenlit a spinoff series of the now-canceled “Roseanne” — without the show's embattled star. — On Thursday, the network announced …

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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:

Sources: National Enquirer sent copies of stories and covers related to Trump and opponents to Michael Cohen in advance, sometimes making changes after feedback — During the presidential campaign, National Enquirer executives sent digital copies of the tabloid's articles and cover images related …

Todd Shields / Bloomberg:

Both the ACLU and Parents Television Council object to the Sinclair-Tribune deal in comments to FCC, saying the large combined company would hurt local voices — - Conservative-founded Parents Television and ACLU opine on deal — Groups tell regulators Sinclair-Tribune bad for local content

Discussion: The Desk, Deadline and Broadcasting & Cable

Pam Vogel / Media Matters for America:
Sinclair's Epshteyn praises Trump for signing family-separation executive order “on his own”, blames Congress for holes in immigration law in must-run TV spot

Discussion: Mediaite, VICE News, @jayrosen_nyu, @attackerman, @borisep, WJLA-TV, Splinter, The Wrap, @mediaite, @johnjharwood, Vox, @adamcbest, @pamela_vogel, @brucebartlett and NPR

Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:

Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post conservative political analyst, foreign policy hawk, and Fox News contributor, has died at 68 — Charles Krauthammer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and intellectual provocateur who championed the muscular foreign policy …

Kevin Roose / New York Times:

Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined — What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?

Discussion: @facebook, @reveal, @robjective, @robjective, @11timezones and Columbia Journalism Review

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Reddit launches News tab in beta to most iOS users, highlights work from news websites based on user engagement, users can filter categories — Reddit is rolling out its “news” tab into beta, the company announced this week. The expansion follows on Reddit's initial test of a news-related feature …

Discussion: reddit

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

Interview with GateHouse's Mike Reed about growth, acquisitions, hires, and how Fortress, New Media Ventures, and GateHouse Media fit together — “Content is our number-one priority,” Reed said. But he's unwilling to publicly commit to any new level of funding or staffing to meet that goal.

Discussion: @timesunionguild and @treed1919

H.G. Watson / Nieman Lab:

Micropayments generate less than $100K/year for The Winnipeg Free Press after three years, but the data gathered helps with targeted subscription selling — Three years in, the Winnipeg Free Press' attempt to get readers to pay by the article is still producing less than $100,000 a year …

Abby Seiff / Columbia Journalism Review:

A freelancer's rejection by the Washington Post after she retweeted a criticism of one of their articles exemplifies freelancers' precarious position — THE WASHINGTON POST killed my story over a retweeted criticism. They told me I couldn't pitch them for six months.

Discussion: @davezatz, @natrani, @_zeets and @kfoleyfl

Kurt Wagner / Recode:

IGTV has not yet explained how creators will be paid, but likely options include mid-roll or pre-roll ads with revenue splits, or paying creators outright — Instagram doesn't have a business for IGTV, but it'll need to make money quickly. — Instagram wants to be TV for young people.

Discussion: MediaPost and The Startup

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

United Talent Agency partners with Cadence13 to create Ramble, a podcast network devoted exclusively to online creators — - Talent agency teams up with podcast company Cadence13 — Cadence13 works with ‘Pod Save America,’ among others — Hollywood firm United Talent Agency represents …

Discussion: @rhettandlinkomm

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BuzzFeed:
Nine people who have worked with Elon Musk say he has long run roughshod over journalists and PR staff and recent outbursts merely show no one can rein him in

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YouTube announces $4.99/mo Channel Memberships for eligible channels with 100K+ subscribers, Teespring merchandising, and Premieres to debut pre-recorded videos

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Nathan Fuller / Courage Foundation:
Reality Winner, accused of leaking to The Intercept, takes plea deal after being held for a year on Espionage Act charge; hearing planned for Tuesday

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Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
By embedding lighthearted tweets without trying to verify the authenticity of Twitter accounts, news outlets legitimize and increase the reach of Russian trolls

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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter has made a somewhat miraculous comeback in the past two years, with rising revenue and MAUs, due to luck and a focus on news and premium video

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Tessa Lyons / Facebook:
Facebook announces updates in effort to fight false news: using more machine learning, expanding fact-checking partnerships, using Claim Review framework, more

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Wall Street Journal:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, the first time in 50+ years that the FTC has issued a regulation mandating an economy-wide change

Victoria Song / The Verge:
Meta rolls out multimodal AI in early access for the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, mainly to help identify objects, translate signs, and write Instagram captions

Ming-Chi Kuo:
Sources: Apple cut 2024 Vision Pro shipments to 400K-450K units, vs. a 700K+ market consensus, and US demand has “fallen sharply beyond expectations”

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